The World: Pawns of War

They were geologists searching for oil when suddenly they became pawns
in Ethiopia's guerrilla war. They fell into guerrilla hands on March 26
when their helicopter went down in Eritrea province. Ever since, the
menPowers W. Case, 36, John W. Rogers, 50, both Texans, and Canadian
Clifford James, 27, all employees of Tenneco, Inc., along with U.N.
Geologist Matti Tavela, 54, an American working in Ethiopiahave been
held. Their captors are members of the Eritrean Liberation Front
(E.L.F.), which is waging a bloody secessionist battle. Tenneco has
already agreed to an E.L.F. demand...